Detroit Lions' Calvin Johnson closes in on Jerry Rice record

Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson (81) makes a reception during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts at Ford Field in Detroit, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Johnson hauled in 13 catches -- a one-game personal best -- for 171 yards and a touchdown in the 35-33 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. It was Johnson's fifth-straight 100-yard game, the first time he's done that in his career.

Johnson is on pace to break Jerry Rice's single season receiving yards record of 1,848 that was set in 1995.

The receiver known as Megatron has 1,428 receiving yards after 12 games. He needs to average 105 yards per game in the final four games to reach Rice's record.

Johnson's current streak of four games with 140-plus yards ties the longest streak in NFL history by Lions E. Cloyce Box spanning the 1952-53 seasons. Johnson is the only player with four-straight games with 140-plus yards in the same season.

"He's a heck of a player. I even missed him on a couple, could have had a really big day,'' quarterback Matthew Stafford said. "So still some things to iron out with him, but obviously we leaned on him when (Ryan) Broyles went down. Then (Tony Scheffler) went down for a little bit so we leaned on (Johnson) big-time.''

The numbers just go on and on.

Sunday was his eighth 100-yard game this season and ties a career-high for the most 100-yard games in a season. He also had eight 100-yard receiving games in 2008 (the 0-16 season).

With four games left to do so, he could top Herman Moore who holds the franchise record with 10 100-yard receiving games in 1995.